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Woo hoo! Its about time they get rid of these draconian laws. So many times I read about people getting robbed, mugged, raped, and killed, and so many times I here about park rangers getting killed because of this stupid law. The criminals hang out in the National Park because no one can be armed there. No one can fight back. Now that is all about to change. No place will be safe for the criminal in the future.

$5 says crime in National Parks is about to drop off the deep end to near '0'. I refuse to camp even in a National Park because of this stupid law. Now I will be able to peaceably.

-S



U.S. Department of the Interior - News Release - Interior Announces Final Firearms Policy Update

"WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Lyle Laverty today announced that the Department of the Interior has finalized updated regulations governing the possession of firearms in national parks and wildlife refuges. The final rule, which updates existing regulations, would allow an individual to carry a concealed weapon in national parks and wildlife refuges if, and only if, the individual is authorized to carry a concealed weapon under state law in the state in which the national park or refuge is located. The update has been submitted to the Federal Register for publication "